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Origin of Symmetry by Muse
Origin of Symmetry is an album by Muse, released in 2001. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “New Born”, on 11 lists with a best position of #21.
Origin of Symmetry, the second album from Teignmouth trio Muse, came out on Taste Media in 2001 and blew the doors off the melancholy of their debut. John Leckie and David Bottrill produced, and they let Matt Bellamy's ambitions run riot: his guitar and keyboards lurch from grinding riff to romantic, classical flourish within a bar, and his falsetto soars over it all like he's auditioning for an opera house on fire. Chris Wolstenholme's bass and Dominic Howard's drums keep the melodrama from drifting off into space.
This was the breakthrough. "Plug In Baby", "New Born" and "Bliss" went out as singles, along with a double A-side of "Hyper Music" and "Feeling Good", and the album climbed to number three in the UK, went platinum and gave Muse their first chart showing in America. Critics dug the collision of rock and classical, and a remixed, remastered edition marked its 20th anniversary in 2021.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Origin of Symmetry on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Born | 11 | #21 | – | 2001–2015 | |
| 2 | Plug In Baby | 1 | #73 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | Bliss | 1 | #80 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.